友 yǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 又 — and, also, again, in addition
- Made of
- 𠂇 hand 又 and, also, again, in addition
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
友人
yǒurén
friend
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 多年未见的海外友人专程赶来参加他的画展开幕式。 Duōnián wèi jiàn de hǎiwài yǒurén zhuānchéng gǎn lái cānjiā tā de huàzhǎn kāimùshì. An overseas friend he had not seen for many years made a special trip to attend the opening of his art exhibition.
- 他邀请几位友人到家里做客。 Tā yāoqǐng jǐ wèi yǒurén dào jiālǐ zuòkè. He invited several friends to visit his home.
- 友人的一封信，让他感动了许久。 Yǒurén de yī fēng xìn, ràng tā gǎndòng le xǔjiǔ. A letter from an old friend moved him for a long time.
Related words
- 男朋友 nánpéngyou boyfriend
- 女朋友 nǚpéngyou girlfriend
- 朋友 péngyou friend
- 网友 wǎngyǒu online friend, internet user
- 小朋友 xiǎopéngyǒu child, kid
- 交朋友 jiāopéngyou to make friends
- 老朋友 lǎopéngyou old friend
- 友好 yǒuhǎo friendly
- 好友 hǎoyǒu close friend
- 友谊 yǒuyì friendship
- 盟友 méngyǒu ally
- 友善 yǒushàn friendly; amicable